Wolfgang Paalen 1905-1959
Deux Personnages, 1936
ink
24 x 16.5 cm
9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in
9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in
signed, dated and titled; further signed, and inscribed verso
These are part of the Artist's exploration of the theme of heads in the late 1930s, somewhat inspired by Cycladic sculpture following a trip to Greece in October 1936. The...
These are part of the Artist's exploration of the theme of heads in the late 1930s, somewhat inspired by Cycladic sculpture following a trip to Greece in October 1936.
The partitioned head on the left specifically relates to the figure in Paalen's Moondial of 1935. Paired figures was a theme that Picasso was also exploring in the mid-1930s, with '36 the year that Paalen discovered Picasso had had an affair with his wife, Alice Rahon, who had become pregnant before aborting the child.
The partitioned head on the left specifically relates to the figure in Paalen's Moondial of 1935. Paired figures was a theme that Picasso was also exploring in the mid-1930s, with '36 the year that Paalen discovered Picasso had had an affair with his wife, Alice Rahon, who had become pregnant before aborting the child.
Provenance
gifted by John Piper (1903-1992) to the previous owner, and thence by descent1
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